Smyrna times., 1887-06-29

S not necessarily mother.
J. B. MEssICK, of Kenton, manufac-
urer of the Enterprise" phosphate,
5 preparing to enlarge his factory.
THE summer has passed its longest
lay, and the days from this time until
next Christmas will gradually shorten.
RAsPBERRIEs are only feshy when
the ground is in moist condition, and |
for that reason are very fine this year. !
TT IS hoped that the bird of liberty" |
will get through with our Fourth with
out having to be braced up with ner-
vine
The articles of the market garden
peas, beans beets onions, potatoes, &c,
are abundant and of excellent
quality.
SMYRNA expects to have big time
the glorious fourth" sOrter" running
opposition to Philadelphia. -E'astOn
Gazette.
ALEX. J. FAIRIES and f. Nj. Fowler
had green corn for dinner to-day. 1t
was of the Cory variety, planted
May 1st.
THERE is one admirable feature
about a wire fence. The patent medi-
cine man can't paint legend on his
liver cure.
A VERY pleasant social party of
young ladies and gentlemen picniced
at Fraland Beach yesterday. There
were nine couples.
THE abundant rains have insured q
large crop of early potatoes, and the
potatOe crop is an important one
among the edibles.
THE graduating class of the High
School have issued very neat invita-
ton cards to the commencement eXer-
cises to morrow evening.
The Citizens Hose Company, of this
town, have invited the Robbins Hose
Company, of Dover, to join with them
in the parade on Monday.
J. H. PRIMROSE & Co. has sold tC
John V. Spruance the stock of goods
belonging to Jos. BrutOn, on Wes
Commerce street, for cash.
THE farmers lost two days just at thu
beginning of the wheat harvest las
week, but it was followed by most de
lightfully bright, cool weather.
THIRTY-THREE applicants for teach
ers certificates were examined by Su
perintendent Handy on Saturday. Six
teen of them had never taught before
IT is noticed that the boys like t.
ring the school bell much better tn
day of their last lesson before vacation
than when it is time to begin, afte
vacation.
GREEN apples made their appearance
in market on Saturday Somehow th
green apple always has associated wit
it the small boy and the bottle (
Jamaica ginger.
SINCE the Chicago wheat pani
wheat had dropped to lower figure
+, is said, than at any time for the pa
+ 25 years. The farmers all thought
i, was low enough before.
f J. T. JERNIAN is having very impO
4 tant improvements made to his hon
= on upper Commerce street, including
u very substantial curbing and wiC
pavement, and remOdelling the interi
= of the dwelling.
e RICHARD COOPER, who few wee
= ago was married in the Centenpi
n church-a gaily decked church we
II ding,-is having built for himself al
2 bride comfortable dwelling on Ea
< street near that church.
Z A SINGULAR potato malfOrmati
> was OH exhibition at Clements ste
II last week-that Of a young potato il
u small heart of what was Otherwis
u, perfectly sound old one, and grOwi
III with sufficient force to burst it open.
n. Tug MiddletOwn Brass Band
been engaged to furnish the horn mu
for the Fourth of July celebration
o. this town. The Smyrna COrnet Ba
no is in a somewhat disOrg6niZed con
NJ tiOn because of the taking in of a lot
o. new members not having practice.
d, Col. GEO. w. CUNNIINs rode thrOu
We his peach orchards yesterday and
it. more than eVsF convinced of the Fl
Id ure of the peach crop. From this
as spectiOn he lowered the estimation
ur his crop to 1000 baskets, whereas
IT'S trees are capable of bearing 20,
baskets.
THE Methodist Sunday school
re- re- this town will most probably o.
ny themselves of the opportunity Ofe
t VI by GOuley of going to Colchester
no Thursday, July 14th. The arrar
'ur ments are not yet fully cOmplet
at The Sunday school of Dover is boo
'as sp for the same place the same day.
.ay THE bank recently buiIt at Col
ess Beach towards which New c.
lly county, appropriated $1,000 was
spected yesterday by the Levy Co
The dredging machine is busily
ton gagged cutting the thirty feet ditch
Dpe canal up through the marsh. 1t
on be from 2 mile and a half to two n
lud in length.
em, TIE latest poskaa lays are such
seq the Salem Sunbeam, thai neWsp
and Dnbliohere oan boye arraeted anJ
OF for fraud who takes o paper apd
inc fuses to pay for it. Under this Jaw
ny man who allows his subscription to
along for sometime unpaid, and
orders it discontinued, or orders
hiO, postmaster to mark it refused"
of to send = postal card notifying the
the Usher, lays biMsalf liable to arrest
aays. 6ne, the same rs IoF thsft, etc.
Par
this Tar Duck Greek road including
aw- causeway at the bridge dividing
e a counties is being graded and pu
luor good order. In digging dirt last '
"a out of the piece of ground puFoh
for the purpose which included @
of an old Colonial graveyard, two
60, preserved human skulls were exc
.njal ted. One of them having two full
% of teeth was found lying on its sid
Low If it had tHTpsd over, while in all {
our. cases the skeletons E9ge been four
ates ing ON their back.
9Jgh DIR. WIN. CHARLES PERKINS, brp
,Ael Cf Mrs. Mary j. Davis, Of
ineo town, aEd son Of the late DR.. job
was Perkins, died RS bis residence in
Philadelphia on FhqrsdTy lost age
years. He studied medicine Mst!
was fatheF GGd after graduating at the
heat Yersity Of Pennsylvania practiced
&C., him for a tme, but RiterWards ma
1t 20 and located in Cecil county, I'D
rper, til about tho close Of the war whe
also moved to Philadelphia where h'
Dg a been understood to have been
lions. euccessful in business. To be
un- booked up in his profession he to
second course in the college 1T
He has been in bad health for